Meaning of Socotra Rock | Babel Free

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An underwater rock in the Yellow Sea.

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“In January, the South Korean Navy began construction on a $970 million base⟳ in Gangjeong. Once completed in 2014, it will be home to 20 warships, including submarines, that the navy says will protect⟳ shipping lanes for South Korea’s export-driven economy, which is dependent on imported oil. It will also enable South Korea to respond⟳ quickly to a brewing territorial dispute with China over Socotra Rock, a submerged reef south of Jeju that the Koreans call⟳ Ieodo. Both sides believe⟳ it is surrounded by oil and mineral deposits.”

“MINOR DISPUTES: China has a minor border⟳ dispute with Bhutan and the sides have⟳ no diplomatic ties. It also has an obscure dispute with South Korea over a submerged rock that both claim⟳. South Korea controls the feature, known variously as Socotra Rock, Leodo and Suyanjiao, and has built an ocean research⟳ station and helipad over it.”

“According to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, citing South Korean diplomatic sources, the confrontation played out on the afternoon of February 26 in the Provisional Maritime Zone (PMZ) near Socotra Rock, southwest of South Korea’s Jeju Island.”

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